People trying to help their family members struggling with severe mental illnesses don’t have access to researchers. It’s no surprise, then, that researchers ignore topics that reflect their perspectives on how to improve the mental health system.

In case any grad students, mental health services administrators or academics want to explore some fresh issues, I hope they will consider the five areas discussed below:

People trying to help their family members struggling with severe mental illnesses don't have access to researchers. It's no surprise, then, that researchers ignore topics that reflect their perspecti...